2024-07-27T10:58:20-07:00 2023-12-31 421585901 NANETTE K MILLER CPA PC 2450 VIRGINIA AVE NW E309 WASHINGTON DC 20037 990 2023-01-01 262335764 CITY BLOSSOMS INC CITY 2028822628 516 KENNEDY STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 RAFAEL WOLDEAB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 2028822628 2024-07-01 true true NAN MILLER CPA P00620061 2024637600 2024-07-27 X 2023 2024-08-08 14:25:15Z RAFAEL WOLDEAB 516 KENNEDY STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 1019577 false X CITYBLOSSOMS.ORG X 2008 DC TO CULTIVATE THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH CREATIVE, KID-DRIVEN GARDENS. 14 14 14 505 0 0 722241 949333 77966 60858 248 360 9000 9026 809455 1019577 0 0 622181 702339 0 91358 220784 295996 842965 998335 -33510 21242 905014 889897 131905 92022 773109 797875 X TO CULTIVATE THE WELL-BEING OF OUR COMMUNITIES THROUGH CREATIVE, KID-DRIVEN GARDENS. false false 158669 0 147690 EARLY GROWERS: SEE SCHEDULE O. 164580 0 229804 YOUTH ENTREPRENEUR COOPERATIVE: SEE SCHEDULE O. 93851 0 40099 RESOURCES AND TRAINING: SEE SCHEDULE O. 366909 0 75475 COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES: SEE SCHEDULE O. SCHOOL GARDEN PARTNERS: SEE SCHEDULE O. 366909 0 75475 784009 true true false false false false false false false false true false false true true true true false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false false true 30 0 14 true false false false false false false false false false false X 14 14 false false false false false false false true true false false false true true true true true false false false X CITY BLOSSOMS INC 2028822628 516 KENNEDY STREET NW WASHINGTON DC 20011 RAFAEL WOLDEAB EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR 40.00 X 78000 0 0 WILLA POHLMAN DEPUTY DIRECTOR 40.00 X 76500 0 0 BEVERLIE LORD CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 PAMELA LARMEE VICE CHAIRPERSON 1.00 X X 0 0 0 JOSEPH YARBOUGH SECRETARY 1.00 X X 0 0 0 ARSINE KAILIAN TREASURER 1.00 X X 0 0 0 FERNANDA DAU FISHER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 ALEENA INTHALY BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 FRANCIS KELLER BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 LUKE FIELDS BOARD MEMBER 1.00 X 0 0 0 154500 0 0 0 false false false 422005 527328 949333 CONSULTING SERVICES 900099 53869 0 0 PUBLICATION SALES 900099 6989 0 0 60858 360 0 360 9026 9026 9026 9026 1019577 60858 0 9386 154500 123043 16810 14647 463089 368722 50465 43902 34722 27652 3778 3292 50028 39842 5443 4743 12992 7547 690 4755 23486 0 23486 0 118522 114972 3550 0 390 0 390 0 31386 14978 6386 10022 78260 63536 7161 7563 5283 3266 2017 0 3137 2500 340 297 22540 17951 2452 2137 998335 784009 122968 91358 208643 222562 299819 511527 222500 69222 33153 795 8235 2373 32900 28207 4886 4693 127778 78725 905014 889897 544 12433 600 130761 79589 131905 92022 X 619419 682544 153690 115331 773109 797875 905014 889897 21242 X false true X true false X 0 749052 525318 1132347 722241 1010191 4139149 0 0 749052 525318 1132347 722241 1010191 4139149 676716 3462433 21210 21551 15099 9248 9746 76854 0 0 4216003 69884 0.82130 0.79490 X 0 0 0 RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED RESTRICTED 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14887 14887 0 0 18013 13320 4693 0 0 0 0 4693 SECURITY DEPOSITS 4135 OPERATING LEASE RIGHT OF USE 74590 78725 LEASE LIABILITY 79589 79589 1023190 3613 3613 1019577 1019577 998335 3613 3613 994722 994722 Pt III, Line 2 LINES 4(a) THROUGH 4(d): EARLY GROWERS: CITY BLOSSOMS, INC. (CBI) USES BILINGUAL EARLY CHILDHOOD CURRICULUM, FIRST HARVEST/NUESTRA PRIMERA COSECHA, TO WORK WITH CHILDREN AGES TWO TO SIX. CBI PARTNERS WITH EDUCATORS TO DESIGN AGE-APPROPRIATE GARDENS AND PROGRAMMING TO HELP PARTICIPANTS MAKE THEIR FIRST CONNECTIONS TO NATURE AND FOOD. SCHOOL GARDEN PARTNERS: CBI WORKS WITH COORDINATED GROUPS OF ELEMENTARY, MIDDLE, AND HIGH SCHOOLS TO DESIGN AND INCORPORATE GARDENS INTO THEIR PROGRAMMING OVER MULTIPLE YEARS. THROUGH THE PROGRAM, EDUCATORS CAN ACCESS PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT AND COACHING SESSIONS TO SUPPORT GARDEN-BASED TEACHING AND LEARNING. YOUTH ENTREPRENEURSHIP COOPERATIVE: USING THE COOPERATIVE BUSINESS MODEL, PARTICIPANTS COMBINE ELEMENTS OF ENVIRONMENTAL AND FOOD JUSTICE WITH JOB READINESS SKILLS. PARTICIPANTS MAINTAIN GARDEN SPACES, MAKE VALUE-ADDED PRODUCTS, AND SELL THOSE PRODUCTS AND PRODUCE TO THEIR COMMUNITIES AND OTHERS THROUGH SEASONAL CSAS, FARMERS MARKETS, AND ONLINE. COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES: CBI PROVIDES INTERACTIVE, COMMUNAL, AND CHILDREN-FOCUSED GARDENS THAT TRANSFORM UNUSED OR UNDER-USED LAND INTO GREEN SPACES WHERE YOUTH AND ADULTS CAN INTERACT WITH THEIR NATURAL ENVIRONMENT AND EXPLORE THEIR CREATIVITY. PARTICIPANTS LEARN ABOUT CLIMATE RESILIENCY, ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE, ECOLOGY, URBAN AGRICULTURE, NUTRITIOUS FOOD, WATER CONSERVATION, AND COMPOSTING TECHNIQUES, AND PARTICIPATE IN THE CREATION OF PUBLIC ART. RESOURCES AND TRAININGS: CBI SUPPORTS EDUCATORS AND COMMUNITY MEMBERS BY PROVIDING TRAINING WITH A LENS OF CULTURAL CONNECTIVITY AND SKILLS DEVELOPMENT. CBI ALSO PRODUCES FREE, SHARABLE RESOURCES SUCH AS OUR BILINGUAL COOKBOOK, GARDEN GASTRONOMY/GASTRONOMA DEL JARDN. Pt VI, Line 11b THE FORM 990 WILL BE REVIEWED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR, BOARD TREASURER, AND THE BOARD FINANCE COMMITTEE BEFORE IT IS SIGNED BY THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND FILED WITH THE IRS. Pt VI, Line 12c THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR AND THE BOARD CHAIR MAKE SURE ALL THE OF THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS SIGN A CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ANNUALLY AT THE ANNUAL BOARD RETREAT. IN ADDITION, ANY PRINCIPAL OFFICER, MEMBER OF A COMMITTEE WITH BOARD DELIGATED POWERS, OR STAFF MEMBER WITH SIGNIFICANT DECISION MAKING AUTHORITY IS ALSO REQUIRED TO SIGN THE CONFLICT OF INTEREST STATEMENT ON AN ANNUAL BASIS. THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR MONITORS COMPLIANCE WITH THIS POLICY. Form 990, Part III, Line 4d COMMUNITY GREEN SPACES: SEE SCHEDULE O. 366909. 0. 75475.